The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-26

Valleu Is unpreceuenteua at UIhs Seasoh vi Uhe
year
TERRIFIC gas explosion in Pittsburg IN
iured several persons seriously and de-
stroyed some of the finest property in
the clty'
KENT aud Lake View hotels, with q num-
Der of cottages, at Lake View, near James
town, N. v, were burned recently Loss
@ooV'VVV'
AFTER visiting several cities in Georgia,
Alabama and North Carolina, last week,
the President returned TO washington on
SATURDAY
GENERAL SHERIDAN rs writing book on
the war, winch III Is sald VIII ne used as
campaign document in the coming presl-
dental contest
IHE number OF victims OF the iail OF the new
Catholic school-house IN New YORK is seven
killed, including the priest rather hirner,
VINO dled last week.
THE colonial passenger steamer Chev-
lot has been wrecked az Port fhlllp,
Australia. lhlrty-hVe OF the passengers
and crew were drowned.
THE two train-robbers killed by plucky
Express Messenger Smith in Texas have
Deen luehtineu as JACK Sinlth, notorious
murderer anu LICK Meyer
The supreme court is about to pass upon
the constitutionality of the liquor laws of
Iowa, Kansas and Georgia. The liquor
men are making strong hght'
MIR. GosCHEN at Bradford, England, said
that the government had not abated one
jot of its policy and would not falter in en-
forcing law and order Ill Ireland
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY loses S120OOO
by the passing of the Baltimore q Ohio
dividend, which it will fortunately be able
to make up from its reserve fund.
COLONEL INGERsoLL states that if the
Western Union Telegraph Company gains
control of all rival lines it will become the
most dangerous corporation ever known
FURTHER testimony was brought ont in
the New Hampshire bribery investigation,
last week. tending to show an attempt to
bride members to support the Hazen bill.
AN explosion in a iapanninp factory at
Bristol, Conn, on Saturday killed three
men, injured two boys seriously and de-
stroyed the building, involving loss of
about $4,000.
NATE FREpERIcKs and two children died
at Findiay, Ohio, from the effects of Paris
green eaten on cabbage. Mrs. Fredericks
and two other children are lying at the
point of death.
REV. DIR. HEMAN LINCOLN of Newton
Mass, died of pneumonia last week. aged
sixtv-fve. He had acquired n wide reputa-
ton as an able and caustic writer on DO
litical subjects.
THE steamer Upupa " collided with and
sunk the German baruue Planteur," off
Beachy Head England. Eleven persons
were drowned and the captain of the
barque has since died
Mr.. GLADsToNEs refusal to define the
changes which he is prepared to make in
his home-rule policy is a great disappont-
ment to many liberals, to dissentients as
well as to his adherents.
Mps Axv,r ,cus Of CT Ionis u,bo
threw a pancake at Mrs. Cleveland the day
the presidential party was at the fair
grounds, was fined $50 in the police court
She disclaimed disrespect
Trr hoard Of aduootior IN Kiros+or O,,+
hos ;ss,,oI ~, 49, 49, 80 tl lii soI
low, awnailino, from, tha nnblin schoois al
Roman Catholic children whose parents are
supporters of separate school system.
Nv ,au ,.osad hv tbo Loot Nass.obrsa+ts
Ioo;sla+,,ra ~, or;r,;,nI oon,;ntoI 90 n st,ta
,,!??,'' So 49, h" ,ra,,;I,,,1, ,,.'''j
in,c ,ary', ~ 49, 4hon t,ra1 90 aoi,
must ha sentapced 70 twantv'fya vars, I'M
prisonment
TUE Snltar of Morocco who died the
o.bar daw 10 ;,,nro,.;no ora vii soon No
~ n aa.J Ia ST. an1 Era,,oa 80
C,o;n,, e., al,,;niutar on h;s astata and con
eeluJsd 70 aat VOL, and ,ttend to tha husi-
ness himself
Two families ,vere evicted at xilross Ira
land The evictions were attenJed Win
excitine scenes The nolice we're nelted
With stones nv a moho If snactators and were
forced r. use +bair batopS Nanv nersons
were Injured
c,,
me Remains Vi Icherai hiPa,iick were